Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1023

Don't overestimate people's living habits in 1916. In southern Africa today, even if the federal government makes repeated orders, if there is no mandatory requirement, many people may not take a bath once a year, defecate anywhere, drink raw water, eat Wild animals of unknown origin and so on are commonplace. The medical level in southern Africa is high enough for the whole world, but it still cannot meet the medical needs of all citizens.

At this time, the level of government management is reflected. In Canada, Australia and other colonies, it is unknown how many people die every year due to diseases. In southern Africa, large-scale epidemic diseases have rarely occurred. Before the establishment of the federal government, southern Africa often Large-scale epidemics such as plague and smallpox broke out, and these diseases have basically disappeared now. Even if there are sporadic cases, the impact and spread of the disease are vastly different from before.

Specific to the Western Front, the situation is better controlled.

Because the countries participating in the war are using poisonous gas and other biochemical weapons on a large scale, soldiers will consciously wear gas masks without being reminded by the officers when fighting. Willing to play with his own life.

It is not clear whether gas masks can resist bacteria and viruses, but masks can definitely prevent them effectively. Now the reusable masks that are sewn on the collar have basically been eliminated, because the melt-blown cloth has not been successfully developed, and the masks are soaked in use Disinfectant gauze is made of gauze. In order to improve the protection ability, a mask needs more than ten layers of gauze, which looks thick and heavy.

"We have started research on the Spanish flu, and found that the cured flu patients have a certain resistance to the Spanish flu. The Spanish flu is terrible, but it has not reached the point where people can't do anything. One of our doctors suggested, As many people as possible can be infected with the Spanish flu to obtain antibodies—” Health Minister Derek Gibson seriously underestimated the Spanish flu, and Rock did not expect that there would be “herd immunity” in 1916 "This argument.

amazing!

However, Roque was very dissatisfied with the name "Spanish Flu". Whoever provoked Spain, just because the Spanish media reported on the "Great Flu", and because the King of Spain was also infected with the virus, this time The "Great Influenza" is called the "Spanish Flu", which is really irresponsible.

Rock is a person with a strong sense of responsibility, so Rock immediately corrected him: "The virus first broke out in the United States, so it should be called the American flu. Why is it the Spanish flu?"

Derek Gibson blinked, obviously not expecting Rock to ask this question.

After struggling for a while, Derek Gibson scratched his head and admitted: "This is a habit, after all, Spain has the worst epidemic situation, and the United States is our ally after all—"

"Come on, Badrick, you know what's going on. How dare you say that our British Empire has fewer flu patients than Spain?" Rock really doesn't like the black and white style of doing things in Europe, no matter what it is, If you don't create some topics, it seems that you are sorry for the matter itself.

In terms of absolute population ratio, the British Empire completely exploded the Kingdom of Spain. After all, the current way of counting the population is to include the population of the colonies in the statistics. Therefore, the data in southern Africa does not include Africans. Others, such as India, Australia, and Canada, are counted together with the local aborigines when counting the population.

Australia and Canada are vast and sparsely populated, and there are not many local aborigines that can be ignored. There are too many native Indians. If the Indian aborigines are removed, the total population of the United Kingdom is not as good as that of Russia and the United States.

In Roque's words, the reason why the UK does not seem to have many people infected with the virus is because the UK does not test at all, and the media does not report it, so no one knows how many there are. If the UK can also increase the level of attention like Spain , then the figures in the UK are estimated to be staggering.

This is also a tradition in the UK.

"Locke, the world war is terrible enough. The people's psychological capacity is limited, and they can't bear more bad news." Derek Gibson either didn't want to or didn't dare. After the outbreak of the war, the politicians all wanted to negotiate, and everyone wanted to fight for more power.

"You are not the people, so don't make decisions on behalf of the people. The people at least have the right to know. Even if we can't do more, at least we can remind the people to pay more attention." Rock doesn't necessarily want to pour this basin of sewage on the Americans , although this pot was originally American.

As Pastor Martin Niemolla wrote in "I Didn't Speak," when they hunted down the Jews, I didn't speak up—because I wasn't a Jew; then when they hunted down the unionists, I didn't speak up— —because I wasn’t a trade unionist; and when they hunted the Catholics later, I didn’t speak up—because I was a Protestant.

At last they came to me, and by then no one could speak for me.

So it's not about throwing dirty water, it's about protecting yourself, protecting everyone.

Roque was not talking about it. After discovering that the pandemic had begun, The Times boldly bolded the headline on the front page the next day: Influenza from the United States is breaking out on a large scale, and we must pay enough attention to it.

This report was like a ground-breaking shock, and public opinion was in an uproar for a while.

The status of "The Times" in the press does not need to be emphasized. After the acquisition of "The Times" by Roark, "The Times" adjusted its price significantly, and won the title of "British Conscience" with its objective position and sharp comments. The key is "The Times" "Not only did the price of "The Times" not rise like other newspapers, but it was gradually falling. Now it has reached the point where a copy of "The Times" only costs two pence. This has greatly enhanced the influence of "The Times", even in the United States The Times bureau.

Unsurprisingly, the report by The Times drew strong protest from the U.S. government. The U.S. government strongly objected to the Times’ linking influenza with “America,” even though in fact the source of the cold was in the United States.

Because of the relationship between The Times and Rock, Pershing found Rock on purpose and conveyed the protest of the US government to Rock.

It's amazing that the US government will protest!

"John, you know that newspaper reporters and editors have the right to freedom of expression. They have freedom of speech. This is what we have always emphasized." Rock had a lot of excuses without even thinking about them, and they all worked well.

"Fart's freedom of speech, if it does not involve the United States, the reporters and editors of the "Times" can express it freely, but if it is related to the United States, the reporters and editors of the "Times" must carefully consider, Locke, we are friends, the United States We are allies with the British Empire, and our enemy is the Germans, and now we need to be united—” Pershing bluntly said that the so-called “freedom of speech” is just a matter of hearing, whoever believes in Sabi, it’s the same here and there.

Don't get me wrong, the "here, there" here refers to the United Kingdom and the United States, and the "Times" is no exception. Since Lord Beiyan and Roque met, the "Times" has never appeared in the "South Africa". The unfavorable news of the expeditionary force, even if the Mediterranean expeditionary force evacuated Constantinople, the army reporter of "The Times" did not see it.

Regarding the Garibaldi Peninsula, the reports of the Times will always be a group of harmonious military and civilian families.

Only in this way can it fully reflect that the British Empire is more qualified to rule that piece of land than the Ottoman Empire. As for the truth-

Not important, really not important!

"John, I have always believed that you are a down-to-earth person." Rock sighed quietly, his voice was full of disappointment with Pershing, which fit Rock's personality very well.

Pershing keeps silent, no matter how shameless people are, they also have a sense of shame, just like some corrupt officials in the UK often use the phrase "I'm sorry for my voters" when making statements in court. I was elected, so I made a mistake and the voters are also responsible.

This seems even more shameless!

Well, it doesn't matter.

Perxing is a decent person who has a face, so after Roque finished speaking, Perxing blushed and felt ashamed.

"I came to France from southern Africa, and you came to Belgium from the United States. We are all here for justice, freedom and fairness. I think we can do more—" Rock almost blurted out: We come from all corners of the country, for a common goal -

Forget it, this cannot be written.

But it's really cool to be condescending on a moral level. No wonder Europeans are so troublesome. Anyway, whether it's the Spanish flu or the American flu, it has nothing to do with the UK, so Rock is acting very British at this time. Anyway, Roque is also the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force of the most powerful country in the world. The United States is far less important to the Allied Powers in this time and space, so Pershing is really not strong in front of Roque.

The U.S. government can’t be strong in front of the British Empire. The U.S. government in this time and space still owes the British government money. The World War did not turn the Americans over, but made the U.S. economic crisis worse. Think about the Europeans’ treatment of the Americans before the World War broke out. The common view, so Americans cannot shake off this pot.

Just after The Times returned the pandemic to the United States, the Spanish and French media finally found the culprit. The American flu officially replaced the Spanish flu and the French flu as the official term for this pandemic.

(End of this chapter)